5. Orange fruits and vegetables
Plant foods with brightly colored pigments are likely to be high in phytochemicals, particularly carotenoid antioxidants.
This is precisely why you should “eat the rainbow” by mixing up the colors on your plate. Many citrus fruits, sweet potatoes, berries, pumpkin, squashes, and other plant foods include carotenoids (alpha-carotene, beta-carotene, lycopene and lutein), which are vitamin A derivatives. These have an important role in our overall health and should definitely be a part of our diet.
Beta-carotene, a critical ingredient for immune function, detoxification, liver health, and fighting malignancies of the skin, eyes, and organs, is present in these bright orange foods.
Lutein and zeaxanthin, two nutrients that give meals their distinctive dark colors, have been demonstrated to help prevent eye and skin illnesses by acting as antioxidants that filter dangerous high-energy light. Orange colored fruits and vegetables are widely known to help reduce the risk of cancer, along with many more health benefits.
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You didn;t mention Mushrooms…anti- cancer.. I wrote everything down….great information!
I eat all of these most days , but fresh fish I wished I like it , I am saving this healthy article to share with my womens group , thanks <3 , Joni from the great state of Maine